August 10, 2012, Friday

HARDING--Raymond B.,on August 9, 2012 at 77 years. Beloved husband of Liz. Loving father of Bob and Russell. Caring father-in-law of Fran. Cherished grandfather of Rachael and Madeline. Services Sunday, 11:45am at "The Riverside," 76th Street and...

August 10, 2012, Friday

Raymond B. Harding, the former chairman of the New York State Liberal Party, was spared jail time on Wednesday for his role in a pay-to-play scheme involving the state's $141 billion pension fund. Mr. Harding will also not have to repay the...

His computer tings with new e-mail message alerts. The phone rings every other minute. Raymond B. Harding leans forward and speaks in his characteristic gravelly monotone, the Bronx accent as thick as the smoke trailing from the ever-present Camel...

The inquiry into whether a politically connected Giuliani appointee improperly charged up to a quarter of a million dollars in expenses to a city housing corporation has raised new questions about the level of public scrutiny that such corporations...